pomelo
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English [edit]
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Variant spellings[1]
Etymology [edit]
Origin uncertain; perhaps an alteration of Dutch pampelmoes (“shaddock”); alternatively, perhaps an alteration of a compound of pome (“apple”) + melon, or an alteration of a compound of their cognates (forms such as pomello and pomolo suggest the influence of pome or its cognates, but the hypothesised compound of pome + melon (or mutatis mutandis) is unattested).[1]
Pronunciation [edit]
- (RP) enPR: pŏʹmĭlō, pŭʹmĭlō, pəmĕʹlō, pŏʹməlō, pŭʹməlō, IPA: /ˈpɒmɪ̶ləʊ/,[1] /ˈpʌmɪ̶ləʊ/,[1] /pəˈmɛləʊ/,[1] /ˈpɒmələʊ/,[2] /ˈpʌmələʊ/,[2] X-SAMPA: /"pQmI\l@U/, /"pVmI\l@U/, /p@"mEl@U/, /"pQm@l@U/, /"pVm@l@U/
- (US) enPR: pŏʹməlō, IPA: /ˈpɑməloʊ/,[1] X-SAMPA: /"pAm@loU/
Noun [edit]
pomelo (plural pomelos)
- A large yellow citrus fruit native to southeastern Asia and Malaysia. It has a sweet flesh and is about 25 centimeters in diameter.
- A tree which produces pomelos, Citrus maxima.[1]
- (now chiefly US and South Africa) A grapefruit.[1]
Synonyms [edit]
- (Asian citrus fruit): Chinese grapefruit, jabong, shaddock
- ((US, South African) grapefruit): forbidden fruit
Translations [edit]
fruit
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grapefruit — see grapefruit
References [edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 “pomelo, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [Draft revision; June 2008]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “pomelo” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Galician [edit]
Noun [edit]
pomelo m (plural pomelos)
Spanish [edit]
Noun [edit]
pomelo m (plural pomelos)
